Caption

Vase attributed to an, Chinese, 19th century. Colored porcelain decorative vessel vase with figurative court scenes, butterflies, plant and floral ornaments; height 93.0 cm, diameter 34.0 cm., A tall decorative vase stands against a dark background, covered in dense, ornate painted scenes and floral patterns. The vase displays a palette of pink, green, gold, white, blue, and red, with gold-colored sculpted handles in the shape of stylized animal or mythical forms attached near the neck. The neck flares outward at the rim and is richly patterned with floral motifs and small figurative scenes, while the body shows framed panels containing groups of people, birds, and garden scenes surrounded by scrolling foliage and blossoms. The lower section continues the dense floral and geometric ornamentation, and the base has a narrow band of decorative motif. The overall surface is glossy and highly detailed with intricate brushwork and gilt accents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_250

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.4Mb (3.1Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase attributed Chinese 19th century Colored porcelain decorative vessel vase figurative court scenes butterflies plant floral ornaments height 93.0 cm diameter 34.0 cm tall decorative vase stands dark background covered dense ornate painted scenes floral patterns vase displays palette pink green gold white blue red gold-colored sculpted handles shape stylized animal mythical forms attached near neck flares outward rim richly patterned floral motifs small figurative scenes body framed panels containing groups people birds garden scenes surrounded scrolling foliage blossoms lower section continues dense floral geometric ornamentation base narrow band decorative motif surface glossy highly detailed intricate brushwork gilt accents.